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Orlando City SC, VfL Wolfsburg announce partnership: ‘The player exchange is vital’

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New England Revolution

Chris Tierney says Taylor Twellman, other teammates played key roles in his success

Left-footed defensive players with a propensity for joining the attack are a rare commodity in Major League Soccer, but the New England Revolution had one of those in Chris Tierney for the better part of 10 years. But Tierney, who announced his retirement on Thursday during a special ceremony and press conference at Gillette Stadium, […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City B signs 15-year-old development academy product Luc Granitur

Another young Orlando City development academy player is getting his shot to be a professional soccer player.  Forward Luc Granitur, 15, on Friday was announced as Orlando City B’s second signing. The youngster is the top goal scorer (four goals in six matches) for Orlando City’s U-19 team.  Granitur is the second player announced by […]

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Garber on MLS in Copa Libertadores: ‘I don’t see it happening’

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SoccerEx: USA, Mexico partnership will continue to grow ahead of 2026 World Cup

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D.C. United US Soccer

USMNT falls 3-0 to England in Wayne Rooney’s farewell game

The United States men’s national team fell to England 3-0 Thursday at Wembley Stadium in the second-to-last international friendly of the year. England’s top scorer, Wayne Rooney, walked onto the pitch with his four sons before the game to be honored ahead of his 120th and final appearance for the Three Lions.  Rooney retired from […]

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FC Dallas

FC Dallas roster review: players not under contract

FRISCO, Texas — There are many FC Dallas players with options not yet exercised, whose statuses with the team are up in the air. Eleven players are not currently under contract with FC Dallas for 2019. Some have had impacts on the squad, others not so much. Here’s a recap of their 2018 performances and […]

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New England Revolution News

New England Revolution veteran Chris Tierney retires

Longtime New England Revolution left back Chris Tierney called time on a 10-year career — during which he represented his hometown club through highs, lows and everything in between — Thursday afternoon. Tierney, who will turn 33 in January, announced his retirement during a formal press conference at Gillette Stadium with most of the current […]

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Sporting Kansas City

Three things we learned from Sporting Kansas City’s Western Conference semifinal win

Sporting Kansas City used a last-second Daniel Salloi to seal its 4-2 win Sunday against Real Salt Lake. Moving forward on aggregate, Kansas City will play in its first Western Conference Finals since 2013. Here are three things we learned from Sunday’s thriller: Felipe Gutierrez is the lifeblood Kansas City’s four-goal offense truly ran through […]

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FC Dallas roster review: under contract players

FRISCO, Texas — It’s been more than a week since FC Dallas was eliminated from the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Portland Timbers. The season was capped by four straight losses after a strong campaign, which had the team sitting in first place in the Western Conference much […]